半はん人にん足そく

noun

useless person; incompetent; half a person

Rare derogatory term for someone who is useless or incompetent, literally 'half a person's worth'. Compare 半人前 (はんにんまえ), which is more common.

See also: 半人前

• 彼かれは仕し事ごとができず、半はん人にん足そく扱あつかいされた。

  He couldn't do the job and was treated as useless.